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Scalvy says a joint concept evaluation with Valeo has validated its modular battery-integrated power architecture for EVs under WLTC operating conditions, marking a step toward automotive deployment of the company’s distributed “Power Neuron” platform. Instead of using separate centralized inverters, DC-DC converters and onboard chargers, Scalvy’s architecture distributes those functions Read more

The Amazon Big Spring Sale is officially in full swing, and in our usual fashion, we wanted to put all the best savings during this weeklong event in one place for all your shopping needs. We’re seeing a bunch of great deals on all the popular tech, and we will Read more

hofer Vienna and Pankl Turbosystems are jointly developing fully integrated electrified turbo systems for hybrid and high-performance powertrains, combining the turbomachine, electric machine, power electronics and control strategy into a single engineered system. The companies say the idea is to avoid treating the e-turbo or e-compressor as an add-on subsystem. Read more

In electric motor engineering, copper is king. The more copper you can pack into the stator, the lower the electrical resistance, and the more current, torque and power the machine can deliver. Traditional motors rely on bundles of round wires, but those circular cross-sections leave large pockets of unused space. Read more

Elon Musk announced that Tesla is coming out with ‘something cooler than a minivan’ when pressed by fans for a vehicle with more passenger capacity. However, we should temper our expectations as Tesla is greatly limiting new vehicle programs amid its transition into a ‘transportation as a service’ company. more…

I’ll be honest with you: when Heybike first teased the Villain ($1399), my reaction was somewhere between amazed, intrigued and skeptical. Heybike makes fantastic commuter e-bikes and impressive folders: the kind of bike your unc (me) buys to ride to the farmer’s market. So when they showed up at CES Read more

Is it an electric SUV, a van, or both? The EX30 is Volvo’s smallest, most affordable EV, and now it’s available as a mini electric van. more…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company is developing a new vehicle, and it will be “way cooler than a minivan.” It sounds as if Tesla could be considering a new vehicle to fit the mold of what a larger family would need, and as fans have been demanding it Read more

Diodes Incorporated has expanded its automotive-compliant PowerDI8080-5 MOSFET lineup with a new 100 V N-channel device that the company says offers industry-leading on-resistance for 48 V automotive designs. The new DMTH10H1M7SPGWQ features a maximum RDS(on) of 1.5 mΩ and is aimed at 48 V BLDC motor drives in applications such Read more

HeyCharge has launched HeyCharge Connect, a new product line of retrofit adapters for existing EV chargers, and the first product—the MagicBox—is aimed at turning ordinary OCPP-compatible home wallboxes into smarter, offline-capable charging systems. The Munich company says the MagicBox plugs into any OCPP-compatible charger and connects it to HeyCharge’s SecureCharge Read more